Depending on your oven, cook for 45 minutes to an hour. Top of baked beans should darken and thicken when finished. Optional ingredients I have used in the past are sprinkling of pre cooked crunchy bacon pieces mixed in with ingredients. I have also found that adding a half dozen hot dogs semi-submerged in the beans go over well with my nieces and nephews who love the beans over minute rice or my easy made mashed potatos.